Perspectives on Teaching and Learning English Literacy in China

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ruan, Jiening (Editor), Leung, Cynthia B. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Multilingual Education, 3
• Subjects: Education.; Applied linguistics.; Language and education.; Literacy.; Language Education.; Applied Linguistics.

This is one of two volumes by the same editors that explore historical, philosophical, and cultural perspectives on literacy in China. This volume focuses on English literacy in China, while the other volume is on Chinese literacy. In modern day China, English has enjoyed an increasingly important s...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• 1. Social Ideologies and the English Curriculum in China: A Historical Overview
• 2. English Language Teaching in Higher Education in China: A Historical and Social Overview
• 3. English Curriculum and Assessment for Basic Education in China
• 4. Early Childhood English Education in China
• 5. Chinese Primary School English Curriculum Reform
• 6. 21st Century Senior High School English Curriculum Reform in China
• 7. English Curriculum in Higher Education in China for Non-English Majors
• 8. After School English Language Learning in China
• 9. English Teaching and Learning in Ethnic Minority Regions in China: Challenges and Opportunities
• 10. Use of Technology to Support the Learning and Teaching of English in China.